Important Current Affairs 2nd March 2018

Important Current Affairs 2nd March 2018

Current Affairs 2nd March 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

United Bank of India's Chairman and Managing Director fraud case
 
●        The CBI has filed a lawsuit against United Bank of India former chairman and managing director Archana Bhargava for having over Rs 6 crore from the known sources of alleged.
●        The agency alleged that during the senior positions between 2004 and 2014 in various banks, Archana collected assets worth Rs 4.89 crore and also spent Rs 1.47 crore, while in the meantime, her income was Rs 2.73 crore.

Venkatesh Prasad quits as chairman of Junior Selection Committee
 
●        Former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad resigned from the post of national junior selection committee on Friday.
●        Prasad stayed for 30 months in this post and within a month of becoming India's winner in the Under-19 World Cup, he made this decision.
●        Prasad has left this post for personal reasons. They have said that they want to avoid the conflict of interests.

New 2018 Maruti-Suzuki Ciaz will be launched in August
 
●        The Facelift version of Marine -Suzuki's Sedan Ciaz is ready to be launched in August this year.
●        It was expected that India's largest car maker will introduce this sedan in the auto expo last month.

Preparing to make Corbett Tiger Park a 'Zoo'
 
●        The frequent complaints of tourists coming for the safari in Corbett Tiger Reserve are that they did not get to see Tiger despite the many hours of safari in the forest.
●        Now the new plan of administration can remove this complaint of tourists.
●        The Corbett Tiger Reserve Administration is now planning to create some special zones in this forest for tourists, where all the famous animals can be seen here. 
 
Karti Chidambaram arrested

●        Karti is accused of bribing INX Media.
●        Investigation agencies can now investigate whether similar clearance was given to other companies in the same manner.
●        Calling the CBI court to send Karti to the 14-day police remand, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the present case is "a small part".
 
Union Cabinet clears agreement between India and Jordan on issues related to customs duties
 
●        The Union Cabinet has approved the agreement between India and Jordan regarding cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in matters relating to customs duties on February 28, 2018.
●        The agreement will help in providing appropriate information for the prevention of customs offenses and their investigation.
●        With this agreement, there is a possibility of increasing trade between the two countries and speeding clearance for commodities to be traded.

Successful test of drone rustam-2

●        Indian Defense Research Organization (DRDO) successfully tested the indigenous Drone Rustam-2 from its test center located in Chitradurga district of Karnataka on February 25, 2018.
●        This drone has been made in India itself.
●        The information released by the DRDO states that the drone flying up to medium height and long period has been developed for the three branches of the Army.
●        Rustam-2 has the ability to fly continuously for 24 hours at a time and it can be constantly monitored and can carry weapons as well.
 
21st National Conference on e-governance started in Hyderabad
 
●        The 21st National Conference on e-governance started in Hyderabad on February 26, 2018.
●        The conference is being organized by the Government of India with the administrative reforms and Public Grievances Department (DARPG), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Telangana Government.
 
Organizing the largest marine naval exercise Milan-2011 in Andaman Nicobar
 
●        In the second week of March 2018, the Indian Navy is going to organize the largest marine naval exercise Milan-2011, in Andaman Nicobar so far.
●        This exercise will be organized from 06 March to 13 March in Port Blair under the auspices of Navy's Andaman Nicobar Command.
●        For the first time to participate in maneuvers, together with 22 countries of the world Navy will be involved in India.

Mukesh Ambani joins the world's top 20 rich list
 
●        Between the ban on bondage and economy slowdown, India has received 56 new billionaires in 2017.
●        At the same time, the number of such people in India has gone up to 170, whose assets are one billion dollars or more.
●        In the Rich List released by Hurun Global, China is at number one with 819 billionaires.
●        While the number of billionaires in the US is 571.
●        Mukesh Ambani is said to be the richest Indian in this list, with an asset of $ 45 billion, or 2,866 billion rupees.
●        Not only this, Mukesh Ambani has joined the list of the world's richest 20 people.

Current Affairs 2nd March 2018: ECONOMY

The new job survey will increase the number of employees by 50%

●        From next year, job data surveys can be included in the small companies which are not yet part of it.
●        This can increase the number of people working in the organized sector up to 50%.
●        With this, there will now be job data survey every year, while this survey is done once in five years.

Etihad will say goodbye to Jet by December

●        Etihad Airways can sell its full 24% stake in Jet Airways by December this year .
●        This estimate was made by CAPA-Center for Aviation in a report.
●        This will lead to the potential rationalization between India and Gulf, especially Abu Dhabi.

Investors in PSU banks lost $ 562 million

●        After the issue of over 12,000 crore fraud in Punjab National Bank, the country's second largest government bank, there is a steady decline in the share of public sector banks.
●        Since the fraud occurred on February 14, 11 government banks have reduced market cap of Rs 56251 crores.
●        The biggest damage has happened to Punjab National Bank and State Bank of India.

Current Affairs 2nd March 2018: SPORTS

Asian Wrestling Championship: Navjot won gold medal
 
●        Indian woman wrestler Navjot Kaur won gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championship on Friday.
●        Navjot won this medal by defeating Mia Emai of Japan in the 65 kg category by defeating 9-1.
●        The final of the Asian Wrestling Championship was played between Navojot and Miya in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
 

Current Affairs 2nd March 2018: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

India tests 'Dhanush' missile equipped with nuclear power
 
●        India successfully tested a nuclear submarine bent ballistic missile with a naval vessel near Odisha coast on February 23, 2018.
●        The Surface-to-surface missile was tested in a vessel posted near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal.
●        Missile testing and its flight performance were monitored by Radar facilities and Telemetry of DRDO (Telemopy) in Odisha shore.
 
 
India will host the first International Solar Coalition Summit on March 11
 
●        India is hosting the first International Solar Coalition (ISA) Summit on March 11, 2018.
●        This summit will be held in Delhi.
●        French President Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will attend the first International Solar Coalition Summit.
●        Heads of African countries, presidents of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, South American co-conspirators and leaders of Pacific Islands are expected to attend the summit.